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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

When I ask for other examples, the gym falls silent. Their feedback can offer insights we might never see from the front of the gym. Physical activity doesnt have to mean a gym workout or structured HIIT circuit. I often ask my students, How do you improve your fitness? Almost every time, they respond, run. Dont stop there.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Embracing “Exercise Snacks” For a Healthier You!

Relentless School Nurse

Benefits of Exercise Snacks: While further research is needed, exercise snacks may offer several benefits, including improved cardiovascular health, increased endurance, flexibility, muscle strength, and reduced blood sugar levels. Examples of Exercise Snacks: Exercise snacks require no gym or special equipment.

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Can You Use CrossFit In Physical Education Classes?

Physical Education Update

The goal is to improved fitness in 10 different areas: cardiovascular endurance, strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, power, balance, coordination, agility, and accuracy. It’s also a commercial enterprise, with over 10,000 affiliated gyms now using it in their exercise offering.

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13 Winter-Themed Indoor Activity Ideas for PE!

Gopher Sport

In this blog, we’ve compiled 13 creative and enjoyable winter-themed indoor activity ideas that you can do with your students, turning your gym into a winter wonderland of movement and fun! This activity targets the core, shoulders, and cardiovascular fitness. Students can practice all aspects of fishing right within the gym!

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Time to Get Off the Couch Again

Montessori Physical Education

I always gravitated towards lifting the heavy iron in basement dungeon gyms that only the hardcore called home. However, during my studies It was not lost upon me that cardiovascular exercise was important. the first time they ever go to the gym, Couch to 5K is not starting with a marathon.

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Jump Rope Activities For Elementary PE

PLT4M

These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Take this visual and display it in your gym to help students find the right jump rope size!

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Gobak Sodor: Traditional Game of Indonesia

Montessori Physical Education

The game is played on a grid that can be made by making lines in the ground or using the court lines of a gym. Besides working on cardiovascular conditioning and quick reflexes, it is the strategy that the teams must employ as a collective, which resembles successful army formations moving in battle.

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